"It's different from the TV, isn't it?," "Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson cheekily asked the audience about halfway through his 75-minute stand-up set Friday night at a near-capacity Pabst Theater.

With hundreds of "F" bombs and a fascination with clitoris jokes, this was definitely a different kind of Ferguson from the late night CBS variety. And it was a different experience for Ferguson as well, made obvious by an overzealous heckler who tried to interrupt the set a number of times right out of the gate. (Ferguson wittily put her in her place, and she eventually quit . . . or perhaps security took her out.) | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Article

Once a week Philip Galanes answers questions about how to act and react in a polite society - a different path from his livelihood as an entertainment lawyer. And his job as an interior design consultant for private clients. And another job as a novelist, first with "Father's Day" in 2004 and then with "Emma's Table" in 2008.

But the questions are perfect for his Social Q's column, which runs each Sunday in The New York Times. Galanes gathered several of his most popular and most peculiar questions in a book called "Social Q's: How to Survive the Quirks, Quandaries, and Quagmires of Today" (Simon & Schuster). | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Article

Dwight Yoakam, one of country music's most consistent purveyors of classic honky tonk music, is coming to The Riverside Theater in Milwaukee April 14. Tickets for the concert are $25 and $49.50. Presale tickets go on sale at pabsttheater.org Wednesday, Feb. 27 with a general public sale date Friday, March 1. | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Brian Holl, left, and Eric Hillman, center, are West Bend natives who perform as the band Foreign Fields. Along with touring cello player Hitoshi Yamaguchi, right, and two other touring musicians, Foreign Fields performed at the Journal Sentinel offices Friday for the Tap Pre-Show music video series. Photo by John Klein.| Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

As we have learned from watching cartoons and vaudeville shows, when an audience is particularly disappointed by a performer, they may express their displeasure by throwing tomatoes (and eggs, if they're handy) at the offending artist.

No tomatoes were thrown at local soul band Kane Place Record Club when it performed at Turner Hall Ballroom for the first time last year. But the band ended up throwing tomatoes at each other, and perfect strangers, as part of the Tomato Romp on the eastside last September. | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

In 2010, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke bummed Milwaukee fans when a solo show planned for Turner Hall was canceled. But he's making it up to them this May 29 when Bloc Party performs at the Pabst Theater, behind its fourth album released last year, aptly titled "Four."

Nashville-based electronic folk duo Foreign Fields is digging Mikky Ekko's single "Pull Me Down" right now. The band performs at Linneman's Riverwest Inn Friday and will appear on the music video series the Tap Pre-Show at TapMilwaukee.com Friday. Photo provided by artist.| Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

When the number of photos uploaded to Facebook numbers in the billions per month — the Bloody Mary brunches and babies, the vacation destinations and views from plane windows — it is hard to imagine a time when Americans needed to be sold on the idea of a “Kodak moment.”

The Veterans Creative Arts Festival Feb. 25 at the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave., will showcase both music and art by local veterans.

Veterans will exhibit a wide range of artwork, from oil paintings to woodwork, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Matousek Auditorium. There also will be talent competitions at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Recreation Hall, room 3435. Veterans will perform in a variety of categories, including singing and instrumentals. | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Article

An Iron Horse Hotel spokeswoman confirmed Thursday evening that Scott Pampuch no longer is the executive chef at the Iron Horse Hotel, 500 W. Forida St.

She did not address why the hotel and the chef parted ways. Pampuch, who also was the hotel's food and beverage director, said Friday morning that he was returning to Minneapolis to pursue new projects. | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(7)

Justin Timberlake fans, you'll be thrilled to know that JT is going to be touring this summer for the first time in six years. Bad news for Packers fans though - the closest concert will be at Soldier Field.

Timberlake, along with his "Suit & Tie" collaborator Jay-Z, will be co-headlining the Bears stadium in Chicago on July 22, promoter Live Nation announced Friday morning. General tickets are going for $39.50 up to $250 (not including fees) and will be available for purchase to the general public beginning at 10 a.m. CST Thursday at Ticketmaster outlets, by calling (800) 745-3000 and visiting ticketmaster.com. | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Article

The restaurant opening in spring at the new Brewhouse Inn & Suites downtown will go for a neighborhood feel, the operator says.

Mark Zierath, who will run Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub at 1203 N. 10th St. with his brother, Dan, said the restaurant is targeted to open May 16. The extended-stay hotel is due to open April 25 in the former Pabst Brewing Co. complex. | Feb. 22, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Let us hook you up with Hollywood's biggest leading man: Oscar. When the Academy Awards take over the Western entertainment world on Sunday, the show will be going faster than Seth McFarlane can whip out a double entendre.